Pay System Envelopes

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

PAY SYSTEM ENVELOPE - PWGSC-TPSGC 700-1 (10/2017)

EN914-182402/A
Name: Caroline Goyer-Desrosiers
Telephone: 613-998-1960
E-mail address: Caroline.Goyer-Desrosiers@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca


NATURE OF REQUIREMENT

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) requires the printing, fabrication to final format, and delivery of double window Pay System Envelopes.

The Contractor must print, produce to final format, and deliver an initial print run of 500,000 double window Pay System Envelopes to Québec city, Québec and 6 double window Pay System Envelopes to Gatineau, Québec as per the delivery schedule in Annex ''A'' Statement of Work. 

Additional production runs may also be required on an ''if and when'' required basis at any time after the initial production run of 500,006 double window envelopes is completed and delivered.  The minimum quantity required for any additional production run will be 500,000 double window Pay System Envelopes.  Additional production runs are at the sole discretion of PSPC and will be authorized by the PWGSC Contracting Authority in writing.

The Contract will be in effect for a period of one year (1) from the date of award of Contract.

The Contractor grants to Canada the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to four (4) additional one (1) year period(s) under the same conditions. The Contractor agrees that, during the extended period of the Contract, it will be paid in accordance with the applicable provisions as set out in the Annex ''B'' Basis of Payment.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation for bid submission. Bidders must refer to Part 2 of the bid solicitation entitled Instructions to bidders for further information.


M.1   CORPORATE EXPERIENCE 

M.1.1: The Bidder must demonstrate that it has been contractually bound to an external* client (outside of the Bidder's own company) to provide printing and fabrication to final format of a minimum quantity of 250,000 double window envelopes, produced and delivered to the destination address or addresses specified by the Client.

M.1.1.a The Bidder must provide the quantity of double window envelopes provided by the Bidder.

M.1.1.b The Bidder must provide a description of the double window envelopes provided by the Bidder including the finished size of the envelope and the window sizes.

M.1.1.c The Bidder must provide a description of the printing requirements of the double window envelopes.

M.1.1.d The Bidder must provide the Client Information for the Contract. 

M.1.2: The Contract identified for M.1.1 must have been started or completed on or after February 1, 2013. 

M.1.2.a The Bidder must provide the start or completion date of the Contract.

**During the evaluation no corporate experience gained through internal* clients will be accepted or reviewed.

PROPOSALS NOT MEETING ALL OF THE MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED NON RESPONSIVE AND GIVEN NO FURTHER CONSIDERATION.


FINANCIAL EVALUATION

The price of the bid will be evaluated in Canadian dollars, all applicable taxes excluded; FOB destination, Canadian customs duties and excise taxes included.

The sum of the evaluated prices in the Annex ''B'' Basis of Payment / Financial Proposal will determine the Total evaluated price.


BASIS OF SELECTION

A bid must comply with the requirements of the bid solicitation and meet all mandatory technical evaluation criteria to be declared responsive. The responsive bid with the lowest evaluated price will be recommended for award of a contract.

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.